Saina Nehwal is better equipped to win a medal in Rio in August than the Indian shuttler was when she claimed a bronze at the London Olympics four years ago, former All England champion Prakash Padukone told Reuters.

British track sprinter Jess Varnish will not appeal against her non-selection for the Rio Olympics but launched a fierce criticism of British Cycling yesterday.

Virat Kohli was not satisfied with being an average cricketer and the India Test captain says that a desire to reach the next level was his motivation for improved conditioning.

Former spinner Anil Kumble has no concerns over the length of his contract as India’s new head coach, believing he has enough time and matches to make an impact.

A ‘disappointed’ Sourav Ganguly yesterday retaliated to Ravi Shastri’s barbs at him by saying that the former team director was living in a ‘fool’s world’.

Rory McIlroy defended yesterday the growing number of top-ranked golfers pulling out of the Rio Olympics and denied it represents a stinging embarrassment to the sport.

The 100th edition of the French Open gets underway today, holding far more significance than in previous years, but still without some of Europe’s top players.

A 26-member Qatar delegation has completed a week-long observation trip to the ongoing Euro 2016 football championship in France where they interacted with the local organising committee officials of the month-long event.

Not that the evening could have been more perfect, but there was a moment as Iceland’s chief football plotters Heimir Hallgrimsson and Lars Lagerback tried to explain the spell that is being cast by their football that summed up the fantastic collaboration of minds, ideals and experiences at the hea

Only in the NBA are you trying to persuade a player to stay before he has even joined your team and been issued a parking spot. Crazy, right?

Fifteen years ago, Ryan Howard and Brad Ziegler forged a friendship as teammates at Southwest Missouri State, a relationship so close that Ziegler once admitted he cried as Howard captured a championship in 2008 with the Philadelphia Phillies.

Losail Circuit Sports Club (LCSC) has wrapped up an active racing season prior to the summer slowdown.